Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 14:1-32

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2This shall be thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theleperהַמְּצֹרָ֔עha.me.tzo.Ra'H6879in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of hiscleansingטָהֳרָת֑וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893: he shall bebroughtוְהוּבָ֖אve.hu.Va'H935unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

3and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallgoוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318outH3318of thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shalllookH2009, and,beholdH2009,ifH2009theplagueנֶֽגַע־ne.ga'-H5061ofleprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883behealedנִרְפָּ֥אnir.Pa'H7495in theleperהַצָּרֽוּעַ׃ha.tza.Ru.a'H6879;

4then shall thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548commandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680totakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947for him that is to becleansedלַמִּטַּהֵ֛רla.mi.ta.HerH2891twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147livingחַיּ֖וֹתchai.YotH2416cleanטְהֹר֑וֹתte.ho.RotH2889birdsצִפֳּרִ֥יםtzi.po.RimH6833, andcedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730woodוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086, andscarletוּשְׁנִ֥יu.she.NiH8144, andhyssopוְאֵזֹֽב׃ve.'e.ZoH231:

5And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcommandוְצִוָּה֙ve.tzi.VahH6680tokillוְשָׁחַ֖טve.sha.ChatH7819one of thebirdsהַצִּפּ֣וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833in anearthenחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627over runningwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325:

6as for thelivingH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֤רha.tzi.PorH6833, he shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947it, and thecedarהָאֶ֛רֶזha.'E.rezH730woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, and thescarletשְׁנִ֥יshe.NiH8144, and thehyssopהָאֵזֹ֑בha.'e.ZoH231, and shalldipוְטָבַ֨לve.ta.ValH2881them and thelivingH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833in thebloodבְּדַם֙be.DamH1818of thebirdהַצִּפֹּ֣רha.tzi.PorH6833that waskilledהַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הha.she.chu.TahH7819over the runningwaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325:

7And he shall sprinkleuponעַ֧ל'alH5921him that is to becleansedH2891from theleprosyהַצָּרַ֖עַתha.tza.Ra.'atH6883sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471, and shallpronounceH2891himcleanH2891, and shallletH7971goוְשִׁלַּ֛חve.shi.LachH7971thelivingהַֽחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416birdהַצִּפֹּ֥רha.tzi.PorH6833intoעַל־'al-H5921theopenפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

8And he that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֨רha.mi.ta.HerH2891shallwashוְכִבֶּס֩ve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֜יוbe.ga.DavH899, andshaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548offH1548allכָּל־kol-H3605hishairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181, andbatheוְרָחַ֤ץve.ra.ChatzH7364himselfH3117inwaterבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325, and he shall becleanוְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.HerH2891: andafterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310that he shallcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, but shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֛בve.ya.ShavH3427outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351histentלְאָהֳל֖וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

9And it shall be on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, that he shallshaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548allכָּל־kol-H3605hishairשְׂעָר֗וֹse.'a.RoH8181offH1548hisheadרֹאשׁ֤וֹro.ShoH7218and hisbeardזְקָנוֹ֙ze.ka.NoH2206and his eyebrows,evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605hishairשְׂעָר֖וֹse.'a.RoH8181he shallshaveיְגַלֵּ֑חַye.ga.Le.achH1548offH1548: and he shallwashוְכִבֶּ֣סve.khi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, and he shallbatheוְרָחַ֧ץve.ra.ChatzH7364hisfleshבְּשָׂר֛וֹbe.sa.RoH1320inwaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and he shall becleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

10And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shalltakeיִקַּ֤חyi.KachH3947twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147he-lambswithoutH8549blemishH8549, and oneewe-lambוְכַבְשָׂ֥הve.khav.SahH3535of thefirstH259yearשְׁנָתָ֖הּshe.na.TahH8141withoutH8549blemishH8549, andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969tenthעֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים'es.ro.NimH6241parts of an ephah offineסֹ֤לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560for amealמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503offering, mingled withoilבַשֶּׁ֔מֶןva.She.menH8081, and onelogוְלֹ֥גve.LogH3849ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

11And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548that cleanseth him shallsetוְהֶעֱמִ֞ידve.he.'e.MidH5975themanH376that is to becleansedH2891, andthoseH376things,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

12and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947one of the he-lambs, andofferוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126him for aguiltלְאָשָׁ֖םle.'a.ShamH817offering, and thelogלֹ֣גlogH3849ofoilהַשָּׁ֑מֶןha.Sha.menH8081, andwaveH8573them for awaveH8573offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

13and he shallkillוְשָׁחַ֣טve.sha.ChatH7819the he-lamb in theplaceבִּ֠מְקוֹםBim.komH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theykillיִשְׁחַ֧טyish.ChatH7819thesinהַֽחַטָּ֛אתha.cha.TatH2403offering and theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering, in theplaceבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944: for as thesinכַּ֠חַטָּאתKa.cha.tatH2403offering is thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548,soH834is theguiltהָאָשָׁ֥םha.'a.ShamH817offering: it ismostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944:

14and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of theguiltהָאָשָׁם֒ha.'a.ShamH817offering, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921the tip of therightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha.mi.ta.HerH2891, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thethumbבֹּ֤הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the greattoeבֹּ֥הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272:

15and thepriestH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947of thelogמִלֹּ֣גmi.LogH3849ofoilהַשָּׁ֑מֶןha.Sha.menH8081, andpourוְיָצַ֛קve.ya.TzakH3332itintoעַל־'al-H5921thepalmכַּ֥ףkafH3709of his ownleftהַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ha.se.ma.LitH8042handH3709:

16and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shalldipוְטָבַ֤לve.ta.ValH2881hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233fingerאֶצְבָּע֣וֹ'etz.ba.'OH676in theoilהַשֶּׁ֕מֶןha.She.menH8081that is in hisleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֑יתha.se.ma.LitH8042handכַּפּ֖וֹka.PoH3709, and shall sprinkle of theoilהַשֶּׁ֧מֶןha.She.menH8081with hisfingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֛וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

17and of therestוּמִיֶּ֨תֶרu.mi.Ye.terH3499of theoilהַשֶּׁ֜מֶןha.She.menH8081that is in hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027shall thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414uponH5921the tip of therightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233earאֹ֤זֶן'O.zenH241of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵר֙ha.mi.ta.HerH2891, anduponH5921thethumbבֹּ֤הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233handH3027, anduponH5921the greattoeבֹּ֥הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272,uponH5921thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of theguiltהָאָשָֽׁם׃ha.'a.ShamH817offering:

18and therestוְהַנּוֹתָ֗רve.ha.no.TarH3498of theoilבַּשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ba.She.menH8081that is in thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548handכַּ֣ףkafH3709he shallputיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414uponH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֑רha.mi.ta.HerH2891: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH5414atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for himbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallofferH7819thesinהַ֣חַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403offering, andmakeוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֕רve.khi.PerH3722for him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha.mi.ta.HerH2891becauseעַל־'al-H5921of hisuncleannessמִטֻּמְאָת֑וֹmi.tum.'a.ToH2932; andafterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310he shallkillH7819theburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering:

20and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְהֶעֱלָ֧הve.he.'e.LahH5927theburntהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930offering and themealהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503offeringuponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeatonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for him, and he shall becleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ סve.ta.HerH2891.

21Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he bepoorדַּ֣לdalH1800, andcannotוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369getH3947soH3947muchH3027, then he shalltakeוְ֠לָקַחVe.la.kachH3947one he-lamb for aguiltאָשָׁ֛ם'a.ShamH817offering to be waved, tomakeH3947atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722for him, and onetenthוְעִשָּׂר֨וֹןve.'i.sa.RonH6241partH3027of an ephah offineסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingled withoilבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶןba.She.menH8081for amealלְמִנְחָ֖הle.min.ChahH4503offering, and alogוְלֹ֥גve.LogH3849ofoilשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081;

22andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֗יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3123,suchאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834as he isableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027to get; and the one shall be asinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403offering, and theotherH259aburntעֹלָֽה׃'o.LahH5930offering.

23And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֧וֹםbai.YomH3117he shallbringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935them for hiscleansingלְטָהֳרָת֖וֹle.to.ho.ra.ToH2893unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, unto thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

24And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947thelambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532of theguiltהָאָשָׁ֖םha.'a.ShamH817offering, and thelogלֹ֣גlogH3849ofoilהַשָּׁ֑מֶןha.Sha.menH8081, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallwaveH8573them for awaveH8573offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

25and he shallkillוְשָׁחַט֮ve.sha.ChatH7819thelambכֶּ֣בֶשׂKe.vesH3532of theguiltהָֽאָשָׁם֒ha.'a.ShamH817offering, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947of thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of theguiltהָֽאָשָׁ֔םha.'a.ShamH817offering, andputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921the tip of therightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233earאֹֽזֶן־'o.zen-H241of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha.mi.ta.HerH2891, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thethumbבֹּ֤הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the greattoeבֹּ֥הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִֽית׃hay.ma.NitH3233footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272:

26and thepriestH3548shallpourיִצֹ֣קyi.TzokH3332of theoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081intoעַל־'al-H5921thepalmכַּ֥ףkafH3709of his ownleftהַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ha.se.ma.LitH8042handH3709:

27and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall sprinkle with hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233fingerבְּאֶצְבָּע֣וֹbe.'etz.ba.'OH676someמִן־min-H4480of theoilהַשֶּׁ֕מֶןha.She.menH8081that is in hisleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֑יתha.se.ma.LitH8042handכַּפּ֖וֹka.PoH3709sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

28and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallputוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414of theoilהַשֶּׁ֣מֶן׀ha.She.menH8081that is in hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027uponH5921the tip of therightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233earאֹ֤זֶן'O.zenH241of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵר֙ha.mi.ta.HerH2891, anduponH5921thethumbבֹּ֤הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֔יתhay.ma.NitH3233handH3027, anduponH5921the greattoeבֹּ֥הֶןBo.henH931of hisrightהַיְמָנִ֑יתhay.ma.NitH3233footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272,uponH5921theplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725of thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of theguiltהָאָשָֽׁם׃ha.'a.ShamH817offering:

29and therestוְהַנּוֹתָ֗רve.ha.no.TarH3498of theoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081that is in thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548handכַּ֣ףkafH3709he shallputיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414uponH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֑רha.mi.ta.HerH2891, tomakeH5414atonementלְכַפֵּ֥רle.kha.PerH3722for himbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And he shallofferוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213one of theturtledovesהַתֹּרִ֔יםha.to.RimH8449, or of theyoungבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsהַיּוֹנָ֑הhai.yo.NahH3123,suchמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834as he isableיָדֽוֹ׃ya.DoH3027to get;

31evenH853suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as he isableH3027to get, the one for asinחַטָּ֛אתcha.TatH2403offering, and theotherH259for aburntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offering, with themealהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503offering: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shallmakeH3027atonementוְכִפֶּ֧רve.khi.PerH3722for him that is to becleansedהַמִּטַּהֵ֖רha.mi.ta.HerH2891beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32This is thelawתּוֹרַ֔תto.RatH8451of him inwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061ofleprosyצָרָ֑עַתtza.Ra.'atH6883, who isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ableיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to get thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834pertaineth to hiscleansingבְּטָהֳרָתֽוֹ׃ פbe.to.ho.ra.ToH2893.

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